Crispy Tender Asian Chicken Bites. Baked and Smothered in a sweet and spicy Asian inspired sauce.
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Crispy Asian Chicken Bites
We are in the holiday season which means time for appetizers and lots of them. This is an easy appetizer that can be made in less than 30 minutes making it perfect for the holidays.
These Crispy Asian Chicken Bites are guilt free because they are baked and not fried. The chicken is tossed in a sweet and spicy Asian sauce made of soy sauce, sesame oil, garlic and honey. The sauce is a bit spicy thanks to the sriracha and crushed red pepper flakes.
This is the perfect finger food for the holidays or game day.
Tender on the inside with a nice crunch on the outside. Just how I like my chicken.
The chicken is extra crunchy thanks to the panko breading. A simple 3 step breading made of flour, egg and panko breadcrumbs. A tip for breading your chicken. Make sure to use both hands. One hand for wet ingredients and one hand for dry. This helps from getting the dreaded breading hands.
These chicken bites are simple. flavorful and dripping with sauce.
I used boneless skinless chicken breasts and cubed them into perfectly bite sized portions.
This chicken can be made into a meal by adding brown or white rice.
How to make Crispy Asian Chicken Bites
To make these easy Chicken Bites bread the chicken starting with flour and ending with the panko breadcrumbs. Place the chicken bites in a 400 degree oven and bake for 15 minutes. While the chicken is baking I make the Sweet and Spicy Asian Sauce. Garlic is sautéed in oil and the rest of the ingredients are tossed in. A corn starch slurry is used to thicken up the sauce. Once the chicken is done I toss it in the sauce and serve immediately.
This chicken is so addicting it is hard to stop eating them! Give this a try for dinner tonight.
What to serve with Asian Chicken
- The BEST Fried Rice
- Cauliflower Fried Rice
- White or brown rice. For a low carb option try cauliflower rice.
- Steamed vegetables
- Crunchy Asian Broccoli Slaw
- Roasted veggies
Here are more delicious chicken recipes to try!
- Easy Chicken Marsala
- The BEST Chicken Parmesan
- Easy Chicken Shawarma
- Slow Cooker Honey Garlic Chicken
- Easy One Pan Bourbon Chicken
- Easy Thai Chicken Satay
Crispy Asian Chicken Bites
Ingredients
Crispy Asian Chicken Bites
- 8 ounces chicken breast, cubed
- 1/4 cup flour all purpose flour
- 1 whole egg, whisked
- 3/4 cup panko breadcrumbs
Sweet and Spicy Asian Sauce
- 1/2 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 1/2 tablespoons honey
- 4 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 1/2 teaspoon sesame seeds
- 4 1/2 teaspoons sriracha
- 1 1/2 teaspoons sesame oil
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 1 tablespoon water
Instructions
Crispy Asian Chicken Bites
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- Start by breading your chicken. Begin with flour, egg and then panko breadcrumbs.
- Line chicken onto a greased baking sheet (I use a bit of oil to grease my baking sheet.)
- Place in the oven and bake for 15 minutes until fully cooked.
- Take chicken out of the oven and toss with the Sweet and Spicy Asian Sauce.
- Top with scallions and sesame seeds for garnish if desired. Serve immediately as an appetizer or with rice to make it a meal.
Sweet and Spicy Asian Sauce
- Heat oil in a medium saucepan.
- Add garlic and saute for one minute.
- Add in honey, soy sauce, red pepper flakes, sesame seeds, sriracha and sesame oil. Bring to a simmer.
- Meanwhile, add cornstarch and water to a small bowl and whisk until combined.
- Add the cornstarch slurry to the sauce and bring to a simmer. Allow the sauce to simmer until it is nice and thick. Keep the sauce on low heat until ready to toss with chicken.
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Karen
These chicken bites look fantastic! I love the sauce that you created. Pinned!
Elizabeth
Hi Kelley – These Crispy Asian Chicken Bites look amazing. I came in from Dishfolio strictly because of the photo you posted, and was happily surprised to see that you are from Delaware. I’m a Delaware food blogger, too. You’re the first DE blogger I’ve “met” so far. You site looks great!
Kelley
Hi Elizabeth!
Thank you! It is so nice to meet a Delaware blogger as well. Can’t wait to check out your blog!
Thanks,
Kelley
Natalie
These look so good! I would definitely make these for a yummy dinner. Love the sauce!
Justin
Crispy + asian gets me every time. These look delicious.
Joanne
I am so amazed that these are baked! With this crispy outsides, it totally looks like they must be fried!
Kelley
Thanks Joanne!
Dannii
This sounds like it would be SO full of flavour. Much better than ordering Chinese.
Alessandra
Looks absolutely stunning! I love those flavours. Gorgeous photography too!
Kelley
Thank you Alessandra!
Annie
Oh my! How did I miss this post? These look so good! My family will love them!
Alexandria
I recently made these and they were absolutely delicious! I always try to make Asian chicken but can never get the sauce right, but this was perfect. I had to make two batches of sauce for the amount of chicken I made, and the only thing I changed was in my second batch, I only sprinkled red pepper into it instead of doing the 1/4 teaspoon. If you are sensitive to spicy things I suggest doing this! My nose was actually running from how spicy it was. Other than that, it was absolutely delicious and gives me leftovers for a few meals. Will definitely be making this again!
Kelley
I am so happy to hear you liked this recipe Alexandria! Thanks for the tip about the red pepper flakes. I do like things a bit spicy so that may be a little hot for others.
Thank you for trying the recipe!
Kelley
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*addictive